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• FEBRUARY WEATHER

  Date Max Min Mean Frost Rain Pressure

• Taupō firefighters are good sorts

  The Taupō District fire brigade are the latest recipient of the Good Sort award.

• BEV BEGINNER

  It was my first time with a BEV (battery electric vehicle). In fact, it was my first time in any sort of electric vehicle. And what better way to kick off my EV experience than with a Mercedes-Benz EQA.

• Boost targets girls to get them into physical activity

  Aprogramme coming to Taupō next month aims to help Kiwi girls unlock their talent and be their best selves.

• Red Cross still helping by running a virtual appeal

  Her dream was to have her feet on the ground in a disaster zone somewhere around the globe.

• YOUR FEEDBACK

  At the Taupō & Tūrangi Weekender, we love hearing your feedback on our stories and we’re always interested in your opinions.

• Championing mana motuhake

  NUKU is a collection of stories featuring 100 indigenous women aged from 14 into their mid-70s. It’s been short listed for the 2022 Okham Booksellers Aotearoa New Zealand Award for Illustrated Non-Fiction. Its founder, compiler and director is award winning journalist and self-described social activist Qiane Matata-Sipu, who has just been named has been named winner of the Arts and Culture section of the 2021 Women of Influence Awards. Jill Nicholas asked her about herself and how NUKU came to be.

• ‘Your skirt’s too short’ Taupō women breaking the bias

  Taupō District deputy mayor Christine Rankin is absolutely delighted her 68th birthday falls on International Women’s Day this year.

• Sustainable lithium extraction the future

  Taupō is home to the country’s biggest lake, great trout fishing and — now — innovative, sustainable lithium extraction technology.

• JUST FOR KIDS

Featured documents

• Taupo’s rogue bore

  If you didn’t know it was a crater, you might mistake it for one of the many gullies surrounding Taupo. Pine and gum trees grow around it and the edges are tangled in brambles....

• Taupo’s rogue bore

  If you didn’t know it was a crater, you might mistake it for one of the many gullies surrounding Taupo. Pine and gum trees grow around it and the edges are tangled in brambles....

• Taupo’s rogue bore

  If you didn’t know it was a crater, you might mistake it for one of the many gullies surrounding Taupo. Pine and gum trees grow around it and the edges are tangled in brambles....

• Setting the record straight

  Vaccine-related hospitalisations are being hushed upThere are many approaches to assessing the safety of vaccines after they’re introduced. One is to collect reports of adverse events that occur after the administration of vaccines, even if the vaccine might not have caused the event. These reports ...

• Taupo’s rogue bore

  If you didn’t know it was a crater, you might mistake it for one of the many gullies surrounding Taupo. Pine and gum trees grow around it and the edges are tangled in brambles....

• ‘We were being smashed’

  ATaupō man fed up with the “soul-destroying” MIQ lottery, found a unique way to return to New Zealand....

• ‘I want to put a smile on people’s faces’

  The creator of a new family entertainment zone in Taupō says he built it as a legacy for the town and to put smiles on people’s faces....

• CLUB REPORTS

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• YOUR VIEWS

  Thumbs up for stanceThumbs up to the Taupo & Turangi Weekender editorial “Maori wards are only fair”, (December 3, 2020)....

• Last resort: Tourism ‘suffering badly’

  Taupō is at the epicentre of a tourism jobs crunch....